The Portland daily press., 1887-07-06

A National University Henry Fletcher
Alice Elizabeth sawtell
Excused
College Base Bail.
At the annual meeting of the Base Bali
Association, Monday, the following officers
were elected:
Manager and President-A. II. Brainard, 'Ss.
Wee President-W. b. Woods, S9.
Secret3ry-H. w. FRYE, '89.
Treasurer-S. Gallert. S8.
Board of Directors-W. w. Merrill 'S9; l..
Owen, 80; q. N. Hurd. 80.
Captain of University Nine-J. A. Pulsfer, 49,
CAPTAIN of Reseryes-B. Putnam, 80.
Scorer-E. I. Wyman, 80
The outgoing management leave the Asso-
citation out of debt, but with quite sum in
the treasury for the coming year.
Glass DAY Exercises.
Today was Glass Day, and the crowd as
sembled at the church at 1o45 a. m, where
the following programme was carried out I:
Singing of Ode.
Poem....... ......................H Holman f. Day
The programme of the exercises on the
campus, at $50 p. m, were as follows:
History. Walter b. Farr
Pine Ode.
Smoking ripe of Peace.
Address to Undergraduates . Stanley Ii. Holmes
ode. --,,S,.,-.-,, o.,a,,
Cheering the Halls.
Promenade Concert ON the Campus.
Memorial Sermon.
In the chapel this afternoon at 2 o'clock an
eloquent and fitting tribute was rendered to
the memory of Prof Charles E. Hamlin by
Rev. II. W. Bateman, d. d., who said:
MOI he nf hn
most distinguished of our alumni, for twenty
years professor in this college. was taken
from us. That voice which we have so long
heard reading annually the list of the fallen,
has now gone silent itself The fatal aster-
isk is set against his name and we come,
though tardily, to recall his memory. Prof.
Hamlin came to the grave not when the slow
decay of mental powers had set the warning
signals Of death, but at the time when the
equipment for his work was almost per-
feet and the intellectual fruitage of the next
ten years bade fair to be the most.abundant.
1t is therefore especially fitting that we
pause for an hour in the very height of these
| joyous festivities, to recall the memory of
| him whose bright spirit was once the charm
and beauty of these academic shades.
| Let us then contemplate the life, character
and service of our fallen brother.
Charles Edward Hamlin, sen of Charles
and Elizabeth Hamlin, was born on Water
| street. Augusta, Me-, February 4. 1S25-the
oldest of five children, all sons. The most
| of his fitting for college was in the Augusta
| High School, under William w. Woodbury.,
a graduate of this college. AT the age of II
he was ready to enter and in September,
1S41, he became q member Of the class of 1c45
After graduating, Mr.. Hamlin was principal
of the Vermont Literary and Scientific In
| stitute at Brandon for single gear, the next
year master of the Bath High School, and
then went to become associate principal. in
| November, 1S49, with his former teacher
Mr.. Woodbury., where he remained to take
charge of the department, of chemistry and
| natural history in this college, February II,
1853. He was elected professor in this de-
partment August 9th Of the same year.
Aug. IL, 1853, he married Elizabeth Ann
Smith, of Conway, Mass. After 20 years of
service in this college, he removed to Cam
bridge in the summer of 1883, accepting an
| appointment as assistant in conchology and
paleontology in the Museum of Cooperative
Zoology. And in this work he closed his
life. ne died in Cambridge, June 3. 1885, 81
wears of age lacking a single month. His
body was brought to Augusta, where he now
sleeps with his father. Such is the barest
outline of his natural life. He was converted
during his Sophomore year, and at gradua-
ton thought seriously of entering the minis
try. His religious faith was simple, strong,
constant and entirely unmixed with spccu-
lation. Prof. Hamlin was a deyout and
spiritually minded man.
The essential element in Prof Hamlin' )
life was absolute sincerity in his whole men,
tai and moral nature. From that root all
other good qualities spraag or received in
vigoration. There was the solid foundation
on which his character was built up. Prof.
Hamlip was real man, He looked, spoke
and acted himself, Stimulation or pretence
was moral impossibility in him. He was
always the same, true as sunbeam, pure as
a snowflake, transparent as glass, change
less In moral quality as fine as gold
Prof Hamlin was remarkable for his ex-
actness in thought, in expression and in
method. Approximation was not enough
for him when exactness was possible. al
most was not the word, but quite" He
sacrificed t1uency to exactness. All his hab.
its were Illustrative Of their quality. His di-
aTies records and private accounts were
kept with neatness that would have made
an expert bookkeeper enyious. Out of this
fundamental quality of sincerity came very
naturally another cardinal virtue, faithful-
ness. In the performance of every duty, in the
keeping of every trust, Prof. Hamlin was con.
scientious to the fast degree. OF kindred
nature with the qualities already mentioned
and nourished from their radical since rity
we find in Prof. Hamlin high sense of hon.
or merging into the passionate love of JUS
tice. Llis standards of personal rectitude
were most exacting. Modesty and its sister
virtue, humility, were marked traits of his
character Extreme diffidence restrained
him from all self-assertion. He was made
humble by the comparison between his
knowledge and his ignorance. AS in every
superior character, one found in Prof. Ham.
Inns. strongly marked contrasts, extreme
gentleness. blended with firmness, conscious
ness of power, side by side with humility
| goodness united with severity and kindness
dwelt with truthfulness.
Prof. Hamln had the instincts and tastes
of an antiquarian. In 1885, the summer be
fare his death, he made pedestrian tour tC
the battlefield of Saratoga, and examined til,
old fortifcation of Ticonderoga. 1t was this
same spirit that so often sent him to Mt. Ka
tahdin to explore and study it. But II woul(
be ian imperfect. sketch of the man not tC
mention those amiabe qualities of the hear
which so endeared him to his friends. AS
scholar, Prof. Hamlin was enthusiastic anC
accurate, supported by untiring industry. A,
a teacher. he was conscientious, painstakinl
and thorough. But the greatest thing II
, Prof. Hamlin was not his intellect, superio
as it was, nor his learning with his won
drous blending of Wilderness and minuteness
but rather in his exalted and resplenden
manhood, sincere, kind, modest, pure in ex
preston, charitable in judgment, loyal to hi
conviction, yet human and reasonable, ful
of most generous sentiments, and winning il
his friendliness, he was as near the perfec
Christian gentleman as we may hope to find
} At the alumni meeting the following Off
GERS were chosen
President-Colonel 2. A. Smith, vice L. +. Mel
| riam
nNecrologist-Rey. C. v. Hanson.
, Treasurer and Secretary-Prof. K. w. Hall.
Councill0rs-Prof, Jefferson Taylor George Il